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without
the cocky arrogance that gave him such an irresistible presence during the day.
Tears were still wet upon his pillow. What had made him suffer so, I wondered?
What gave him such pain? I wanted to reach over and touch his face, to kiss his
full sexy lips, to wipe away the wetness that glistened from tears of pain
clinging to his lashes. He looked so vulnerable, so much like a lost little
boy.  I glanced down at myself.  I was fully clothed, but my hand was resting
underneath the covers against Danny’s hard stomach, below his waist.
                Oh
God, what did I just do...
                Maybe
we could pretend it never happened. Maybe...
                I
tried to sneak out of bed, but he turned in his sleep and threw his arm over me
again. “No...” he whispered, still half-asleep, “don't go...I always sleep
better with you…”
                Wait,
what?
                “Danny...”
my voice began to falter.”
                “No...”
he murmured. “Stay with me, Peyton...”
                My
eyes widened. “Peyton?” I couldn't resist exclaiming out loud, so loudly that
his eyes shot open. “Who's Peyton ? ”
                He
sprang to his feet, shock and panic spreading across his face, as he grabbed a
pillow to cover himself.
                “Neve? What the hell are you doing here ?”
     

 
    Chapter 8
     
     
                I was turning several shades of bright scarlet
as Danny's eyebrows crinkled in confusion. It was abundantly clear that Danny
Blue had no idea whatsoever what had happened between us last night. The look
of warmth on his face – the soft cadence of his voice – all these had vanished,
replaced by a look of utter surprise. If it were anyone else – if it were Kyle
or Luc or Steve – I'd know how to handle it. We'd fallen asleep next to each
other before and sometimes even woken up cuddling (hell, even Luc and Steve had
woken up together a time or two). We'd always just laughed it off, chalked it
up to drink or exhaustion – but this was different. I'd spent the night wrapped
up in Danny Blue's arms, fantasizing about his skin against mine, about his
hands trailing up and down my body – under the impression that he was, at
least, fantasizing about me too.
                “I'm...so
sorry...” I stuttered, trying to think as quickly as I could. If he didn't
remember what had happened between us, I figured, at least I could find a way
to spin things that wasn't so awkward. “My car broke down last night...I wanted
to wake you...couldn't...slept on the couch...”
                “ Your
car broke down? ”
                “Isleptonthecouch,”
I said breathlessly, trying to force the words out of my mouth. “I was stranded
last night – I mean, this morning. And I couldn't get home and my phone was
dead so I went back in to find you but you were asleep, and, uh...”
                “Unclad?”
Danny couldn't help but betray a hint of a smile. One hell of a sexy smile. The
image of his gorgeous, chiseled naked body was distracting, even now. He
grabbed a luscious green silk dressing gown and put it on. “No, you wouldn't
have been able to wake me up – even if you'd wanted to.” His eyes darkened.
“I've been on prescription sleeping medication for...well, just about a year
now. Had an accident. Helps me sleep. Once I take one of those, I'm knocked out
for the night – completely unconscious.”
                Not
completely, I thought.
                “I
didn't have anywhere to go,” I explained. “I didn't want to bother you so I
figured I'd just sleep on the couch.”
                “It's
not your fault,” said Danny. “I sleep like the dead even at the best of times –
and with three hours average of sleep two days running, I'm out like a light.
I've been running on adrenaline for days now. But